There are many organizations that offer research grants to fund student research projects. The list below is far from complete, but has many that our students have applied to. If you know of other grant opportunities, or notice outdated information, let us know.
The application deadlines change frequently, these dates are current as of September, 2015.
Granting Agency |
Award Amount |
Application Deadline |
Torrey Botanical Society Student Fellowship Award |
$2,500 |
Jan 15 |
Torrey Botanical Society Undergraduate and Graduate Student Training Fellowship |
$1,000 |
Jan 15 |
Washington Native Plant Society Grant |
$1,000 |
Jan 15 |
Herb Society of America Research Grant |
$5,000 |
Jan 31 |
Montana Native Plant Society Grant |
$1,500 |
Jan 31 |
International Association for Plant Taxonomy |
$2,000 |
Jan 31 |
Lewis and Clark Fund for Field Research |
$5,000 |
Nov 1 |
Nevada Native Plant Society Margaret Williams Research Grant |
$1,000 |
Feb 1 |
Society of Herbarium Curators |
$500 |
Feb 1 |
Arctic Institute of NA Grants-in-Aid Program |
$1,000 |
Feb 1 |
Society for the Study of Evolution Graduate Research Excellence Grants |
$2,500-$3,500 |
Feb 15/Sept |
Colorado Native Plant Society John W. Marr Research Grant |
$1,000 |
Feb 15 |
National Park Service Alaska Fellowships |
$8,000 |
Mar 1 |
American Society of Plant Taxonomist Research Grant |
$1,500 |
Feb 28 |
Botanical Society of America Graduate Student Research Award |
$500 |
Mar 15 |
Botanical Society of America Genetics Section |
$500 |
Mar 15 |
Sixgma Xi Grant- in-Aid of Research |
$1,000 |
Mar 15 and Oct 15 |
Northern California Botanist |
$1,000 |
Mar 31 |
Idaho Native Plant Society |
$1,000 |
Mar 31 |
Arizona Native Plant Society |
$2,500 |
Mar 31 |
Society of Systematic Biologist |
$2,000 |
Apr 24 |
California Native Plant Society Graduate Student Research Grant |
$1,000 |
Sep 30 |
NSF DDIG |
|
Oct 8 |
Explorers’ Club Exploration Funds for Field Research |
$5,000 |
Oct 19 |
SICB grants in aid of research |
$1,000 |
Oct 20 |
SICB Fellowship of Graduate Student Travel |
$2,000 |
Oct 20 |
NSF EAPSI |
$5000 plus travel and per diem |
Nov 12 |
Southern California Botanist |
$1,000 |
Nov 30 |
Bristlecone Chapter CNPS Mary Dedecker Botanical Grant |
$1,000 |
Dec 5 |
National Geographic Waitt Grant |
$15,000 |
Rolling |
National Geographic Grants |
Various |
Various |